The Fire Within the Passion by Kayla Trautman (best big ereader TXT) 📖

and he wanted me to tell him so he could try to help you. Anyways, he deserves to know." Kattie snapped at him, "Yes he does! But it was unneccessary for you to tell him! I didn't want him to know!" George was about to say something but Kattie slapped him in the face. She hit him so hard that his cheek felt numb. Numb and stinging. The cheek she hit was as red as a cherry. Kattie turned around and walked out slamming the door shut. George sat on his bed and rubbed his cheek. Kattie went downstairs and seen Jack at the bottom of the steps. "Is your head better?" Jack asked when he saw her. Kattie walked past him, "Not anymore." Jack followed her outside, "Kattie what's wrong? Does it still hurt?" Kattie replied, "No. And could you please stop following me. I wish to be alone. I need to think." Jack grabbed her arm and swung her around gently, "George told me about everything." Kattie's frown grew and she looked away, "Yeah, I know. Now leave me alone. I need to be alone." Jack looked at her, stared at her. Kattie felt his gaze and tried not to meet it, but Kattie couldn't resist it. She met his gaze and tried to read what he was thinking, what he was feeling, what he was feeling about how she felt. But she couldn't see nothing in his eyes. She felt as if he might understand, but she didn't want him to know because she didn't know how he's react to it. Jack finally said, "We're going to talk. I'll leave you alone for now. But some time today. We're going to talk." Kattie swallowed, "Alright." Kattie turned and walked around to the back, to their spot. Jack went back inside and just sat in his office. He didn't do no work. He sat there thinking. Kattie was just sitting there thinking as well. How could her George, her brother, do that to her? How could he lie to her on a matter that was none of his concern. He had nothing to do with if she told Jack that or not. That was a life before him. A life before she met him. And she definitely didn't want him to know that she still had feelings for the creep. Would she lose him? Would he leave her because she hid that from him? Because she still loved him. Because she still loved who he used to be? Kattie cried silently. She would never forgive George for telling him. For lying to her. And if she did lose him, she would do all she could to make George miserable. If she had to be miserable, so would he. She would be nothing without Jack. She loved him. She wanted him. She needed him. Kattie was out there for about an hour. She went inside at 6:30. When she walked in the castle George was sitting on the stairs. She stopped when she saw him and then continued walking. George ran over to her and stopped her, "Kattie. Look I'm sorry." Kattie cut him off, "I don't care if you're sorry. It's too late for that now. The damage is already done. I'm not speaking with you. And let me tell you this, if he leaves me you are going to be as miserable as I will be if he does." With that said Kattie walked around him and on to Jack's office. When she opened the door she looked around, but she didn't see him. She shut the door and headed for the library. Jack was sitting on the couch where she always sat when she walked in. She went over and sat next to him. Jack sat up and turned to her, "Are you ready to talk?" Kattie looked down and fiddled around with her finger. She nodded, "Yes." Jack could tell that she was afraid of what he might think of her now that he knew her secrets. He moved closer to her and grabbed her hands. She looked up and saw his eyes on hers, "I'm sorry. Are you going to leave me?" Jack's eyes widened and he wanted to drop his jaw, but that would be too much. Jack replied, "Kattie. Kattie. I'm not ever going to leave you. I understand that you still love and care for who Victor was pretending to be." Kattie felt relief run through her. She said, "I love you. Not him. The only reason why I still have feelings for him is because..." Kattie paused. She didn't want to admit that their relationship was deeply serious. It hurt too much. Jack finished the sentence she didn't want to finish, "because it was so serious." Kattie looked at him, "No. It wasn't that serious." Kattie got up and walked away a few steps. Jack walked over to her and turned her around to him, "Kattie. Stop trying to hide from me how serious it was. Marrige is serious." Kattie corrected, "No. Our marrige is serious. The engagement that I had with him was nothing." "You want it to be nothing. But the fact is, it was something. Something that means a lot to you. Why are you trying to deny that it was serious?" Kattie answered, "Because I don't want to feel nothing for him. I hate the fact that I still, after everything that has happend, have feelings for him. I hate that he was apart of my life. I hate the fact that I will never forget him. I don't want this to affect our relationship. And it is. I don't want him to ruin my happiness with you. And he is." Jack replied, "Yes, it's affecting us. But it's not tearing us apart. We love each other. Nothing and nobody could get between that. I just need to make you see that I'm not going to change who I am. George told me that that was when everything changed. But I'm not going to change like he did. The only change that you'll see in me is happiness. I will be overjoyed that I'm marrying you and that we have a beautiful little girl together." Kattie closed her eyes and rested her her head on Jack's chest. He wrapped his arms around her, "I love you. And I'm not upset with you. I understand." Kattie held her hands together around his waist, "I love you too." Afte a moment Jack pulled back, "Come on. Let's go eat dinner." Kattie wipped her eyes and walked with him. When they entered the kitchen George was sitting at the table eating. George glanced at Kattie trying to see her expression towards him, but she acted as if he wasn't even there. Kattie sat in front to the left of George. Jack sat next to him. George tried to get Kattie to talk to him, "Kattie. Is your head alright?" Kattie ignored him and looked away. Jack looked at her, "Kattie. George is talking to you." Kattie replied, "I know. I heard him." "Well aren't you going to answer him?" Kattie shook her head and took a drink of water, "Nope." George got up and left. Jack was getting upset, "What's the matter with you? Why aren't you talking to him?" Kattie didn't want to answer him but she did, "Because he lied to me and got into my personal life. He put his nose into my personal life after he promised not to." Jack stood up and walked over to her standing her up, "Kattie. He didn't hurt nothing. I'm not upset with you. I'm not leaving you. I'm staying right here with you. Why be angry with him? He's your brother." Kattie didn't have an answer for him. She was still ferious with him. But she couldn't put it in words. Kattie looked away. "Why do you still have to be so angry with him?" Jack asked again. He didn't raise his voice but he was getting a little irritated. Kattie went to leave the kitchen but Jack grabbed her arm, "Kattie. Why can't you just put it aside and move on? He's your brother." Kattie retrieved her arm back, "I can't put it in words but I'm still ferious with him. I'll get over it but just not now." Jack stared at her for a moment and then walked back to the table. Kattie left and went into the library and looked out the window. George walked in and stood behind her with his hands in his pockets, "How did it go between you and Jack?" Kattie didn't answer. She just stood there. George nodded and turned around, "Okay. You still don't want to talk that's fine. You know where to find me if you want to talk." Kattie sighed and turned around, "George. Wait." George quickly turned around and walked back to her, "Yes?" Kattie hugged him, "Sorry. I was just angry. I just didn't want Jack to know about my feelings toward Victor. Because truth be told, I didn't want to fell anything for him." George smiled, "I know. I'm sorry I told him." George was so happy that she had forgiven him. Kattie pulled away and walked with him upstairs. They chatted about the good old times about when they were children.
Chapter 23: The Wedding - June 27th
Kattie was in the dressing room in the church getting her ready. She was really nervous. She wanted everything to be perfect. Her dress was white with long sleeves that were tight to her arms. Not real tight, but they didn't leave any leverage. The front was low cut and her breasts were showing. She was panicing. She was scared. She only had ten minutes left until the ceromony started and she didn't even have her hair done. She put her head down and cried.
Jack was waiting in the front and the music started. But George came running down the asle to Jack and the music stopped. George asked Jack, "Have you seen Kattie?" Jack replied, "She's not back there? She was getting ready in the dressing room when we got here." Jack and George ran back to the dressing room. George knocked on the door, "Kattie are you in there?" Kattie sat up and replied, "Yeah. You can come in." George came in and Jack followed. When Kattie saw Jack she ran behind a curtain that she used to get dressed, "Jack! Get out! You can't see me right now! I'm not ready!" Jack asked, "Are you okay?" Kattie demanded, "No! Get out!" George turned to Jack, "I'll talk to her. Just wait in the hall." Jack went outside and got worried. George told Kattie, "He's gone now. You can come out now." Kattie looked out and saw that he was gone. She came out and she had tear staind on her cheeks, "I can't do this." George raised his brows and questioned her, "Why? You love him." Kattie replied, "Yes. Of course I love him. It's me. Nothing's going right. I can't even get my hair done right. I almost ripped my dress. My head's getting all mixed up. I can't think. I just want everything to be perfect and I'm ruining it." George sighed, "I think that's about normal with every woman when they're getting married." Kattie protested, "Not mother. And neither did Cindy. Or Lisa." George laughed, "Where have you been. Me and father were in there with Cindy and Lisa trying to get them to hurry up so they wouldn't be late. They were having this same thing. Well, not exactly. Okay I won't lie, not at all. They were just scared of getting married. Are you scared?" Kattie hesitated and thought about it. Then she shook her head, "No. I'm not scared. Why would I be scared? I love him. I want to marry him." George went over